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Natural Levels of Lead-210, Polonium-210 And Radium-226 in Humans and Biota of the Arctic

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HOLTZMAN, R. Natural Levels of Lead-210, Polonium-210 And Radium-226 in Humans and Biota of the Arctic. Nature 210, 1094–1097 (1966). https://doi.org/10.1038/2101094a0

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